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Qaryat Bashtatmaz al Qadimah in the region of Nīnawá is a place located in Iraq - some 207 mi or ( 333 km ) North of Baghdad , the country's capital .

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Local time in Qaryat Bashtatmaz al Qadimah is now 10:34 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baghdad " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Qaryat Yarimjah, Qaryat 'Umarkan, Tubraq Ziyarah, Qada' al Hamdaniyah, and Kirkuk. When in this area, you might want to check out Qaryat Yarimjah . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Qaryat Bashtatmaz al Qadimah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Balawat

Balawat is a historical location in Ninawa Governorate, Iraq, 25 km southeast from the city of Mosul and 4 km to the south of the modern Assyrian town of Bakhdida. It was the site of the ancient Neo-Assyrian city of Imgur-Enlil. The meaning of Imgur-Enlil is "Enlil agreed". Note that there was also a wall in ancient Babylon named Imgur-Enlil. Balawat Balawat is located in IraqBalawatBalawat Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|13|00|N|43|25|00|E|type:city | |name= }}

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Located at 36.22 43.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Ancient Assyrian cities, Archaeological sites in Iraq, Populated places in Nineveh Province

Hassuna

Hassuna or Tell Hassuna is an ancient Mesopotamian site situated in what was to become ancient Assyria, and is now in the Ninawa Governorate of Iraq west of the Tigris river, south of Mosul and about 35 km southwest of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh.

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Located at 36.17 43.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Archaeological cultures of the Near East, Archaeological sites in Iraq, Former populated places in Iraq

Mosul International Airport

Mosul International Airport is an airport located at Mosul, Iraq, with a concrete runway. It became a civil airport in 1992 with the construction of a new terminal. After undergoing major renovations to be able to reach international standards and category 1 status, it reopened as a civilian airport on December 2, 2007. The airport does not offer any domestic flights; all commercial flights to and from the airport are to international destinations outside of Iraq.

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Located at 36.31 43.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Airports in Iraq, Mosul

Dair Mar Elia

To be distinguished from the Mar Elias Monastery south of Jerusalem Dair Mar Elia (known in English as Saint Elijah's Monastery) is an abandoned Christian monastery, the oldest in Iraq, dating from the 6th century. It is located in the Ninawa Governorate just south of Mosul. The monastery was founded around 595 AD by Mar Elia, an Assyrian monk who had previously studied at al-Hirah and later in the great monastery at Ezla mountain in Turkey. It was later claimed by the Chaldeans.

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Located at 36.29 43.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 590s establishments, Assyrian Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Christian monasteries in Iraq, Christianity in Iraq

Battle of Gaugamela

The Battle of Gaugamela took place in 331 BC between Alexander the Great and Darius III of Persia. The battle, which is also called the Battle of Arbela, resulted in a decisive victory for the Macedonians and led to the fall of the Persian Empire.

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Located at 36.36 43.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 331 BC, Arbil, Battles involving the Achaemenid Empire, Battles of Alexander the Great, Military history of Iraq